Obviously, the potential for biometric (meta)data to be collected/used by manufacturers, possibly also shared with or lost to yet more parties, is there. So a satirical article and "false rumor" shouldn't cause anyone to lower their guard when it comes to such issues. The uploading of any biometric related data... raw data, a hash of said data, even metrics/analytics pertaining to how the subsystem was working... is something everyone should keep an eye out for.